High-Energy-Density Physics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Introduction to High-Energy-Density Physics

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   Pages 1-17

3. Descriptions of Fluids and Plasmas

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   Pages 19-53

4. Properties of High-Energy-Density Plasmas

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   Pages 55-105

5. Shocks and Rarefactions

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   Pages 107-167

6. Hydrodynamic Instabilities

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   Pages 169-235

7. Radiative Transfer

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   Pages 237-266

8. Radiation Hydrodynamics

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   Pages 267-334

9. Creating High-Energy-Density Conditions

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   Pages 335-390

10. Inertial Confinement Fusion

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    Pages 391-421

11. Experimental Astrophysics

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    Pages 423-448

12. Relativistic High-Energy-Density Systems

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    Pages 449-484

13. Back Matter

    Pages 485-534

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This book has two goals. One goal is to provide a means for those new to high-energy-density physics to gain a broad foundation from one text. The second goal is to provide a useful working reference for those in the ?eld. This book has at least four possible applications in an academic c- text. It can be used for training in high-energy-density physics, in support of the growing number of university and laboratory research groups working in this area. It also can be used by schools with an emphasis on ultrafast lasers, to provide some introduction to issues present in all laser–target - perimentswithhigh-powerlasers,andwiththoroughcoverageofthematerial in Chap. 11 on relativistic systems. In addition, it could be used by physics, applied physics, or engineering departments to provide in a single course an introduction to the basics of ?uid mechanics and radiative transfer, with d- matic applications. Finally, it could be used by astrophysics departments for a similar purpose, with the parallel bene?t of training the students in the similarities and di?erences between laboratory and astrophysical systems. The notation in this text is deliberately sparse and when possible a given symbol has only one meaning. A de?nition of the symbols used is given in Appendix A. In various cases, additional subscripts are added to distinguish among cases of the same quantity, as for example in the use of ? and ? 1 2 to distinguish the mass density in two di?erent regions.

• Confinement
• Plasma
• astrophysical plasmas
• astrophysics
• high-energy density
• inertial fusion
• laboratory astrophysics
• fluid- and aerodynamics

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